Hindu community in Bangladesh celebrates Rath Yatra festival

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Hindu community in Bangladesh celebrates Rath Yatra festival

STORY: Hindu community in Bangladesh celebrates Rath Yatra festival DATELINE: July 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:20 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. shots of devotees of Hindu community preparing to celebrate Rath Yatra festival in Swamibagh Temple Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh 2. Various of members of law enforcement agencies 3. Various of the Hindu community's in a Rath Yatra Festival procession in Dhaka, Bangladesh 4. Various of devotees celebrating the Rath Yatra festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh. STORYLINE: The Bangladeshi Hindu community celebrated Rath Yatra or the Chariot Festival in the capital Dhaka on Friday. Hundreds of Hindu devotees in colorful costumes participated in the Rath Yatra festival procession in Dhaka. With colorful banners and festoons, both male and female devotees in traditional dresses assembled for the procession since morning from different parts of the city. The procession saw three decorated chariots which paraded through different thoroughfares in the city Friday afternoon.

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